MEDICAL UPDATE: Caribbean-Chikungunya. Three locally acquired - TopicsExpress



          

MEDICAL UPDATE: Caribbean-Chikungunya. Three locally acquired cases of chikungunya fever have been reported in the British Virgin Islands today. More than 280 locally acquired confirmed or probable cases have occurred in the Caribbean since October 2013, when the virus first emerged in the Americas. The outbreak may not yet have peaked. Chikungunya is an arboviral infection transmitted by mosquitoes. Travelers are advised to practice daytime and nighttime insect precautions.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:17:27 +0000

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